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R31538 Cobalt vs. 5052 Aluminum

R31538 cobalt belongs to the cobalt alloys classification, while 5052 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is R31538 cobalt and the bottom bar is 5052 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 220
68
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 23
1.1 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 480
66 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 86
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1020 to 1360
190 to 320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 930
75 to 280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1290
610
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 450
900
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
140
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
24

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
35
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.1
120

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 8.4
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.1
8.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 530
1190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 200
1.7 to 69
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 750 to 1920
41 to 590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
50
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 34 to 45
19 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 32
27 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
57
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 33
8.3 to 14

Alloy Composition


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Aluminum (Al), % 0
95.8 to 97.7
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.15 to 0.35
Cobalt (Co), % 58.7 to 68.9
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
2.2 to 2.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.15

Comparable Variants